Wisconsin Badger senior point guard Bronson Koenig was named to the watch list for the 2017 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.

One of 20 candidates named to the watch list, Koenig was a third-team All-Big Ten honoree last season after he finished second for the Badgers in scoring (13.1 ppg) and assists (84). He enters his senior season having started each of the last 59 games for the Badgers.

The La Crosse, Wisconsin native shot 39 percent (83-213) from three-point range last season. His buzzer-beating three against No. 2 seeded Xavier sent the Badgers into the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 last season.

Koenig enters the season needing just 71 points and 27 assists to become the 14th player in UW history with at least 1,000 points and 250 assists.

Junior guard Tyler Herro has decided to play his college basketball at Wisconsin. The 6’4 guard from Whitnall verbally committed to the Badgers for their 2018 recruiting class.

Herro had more than 20 scholarship offers but chose Wisconsin over Arizona, Florida, Indiana and Marquette among others.

As a sophomore last season, Herro averaged 24.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists a game at Whitnall.

Herro was impressed by how Wisconsin coach Greg Gard took over after Bo Ryan retired on Dec. 15 and helped the Badgers overcome a 1-4 Big Ten start and took the Badgers to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

With Wisconsin set to face LSU in the Carmex Lambeau Field College Classic, the Badger football team will hold a practice in Green Bay on April 2.

The Badgers will practice inside the Don Hutson Center beginning at 10 a.m. After practice, the team will have the opportunity to tour Lambeau Field and the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.

“I’m excited for our players,” UW head coach Paul Chryst said. “Lambeau Field is one of the great places in our sport and we’re really looking forward to playing there in September, but this gives them a chance to take some time and really see what it’s all about.”

After five seasons and 100 defeats, the Bobbie Kelsey era as women’s head basketball coach at Wisconsin has come to an end.

Kelsey compiled an overall record of 47-100 in her five seasons on the Badger bench, including a 19-65 mark in the Big Ten.

In a statement, Athletic Director Barry Alvarez said, “It ‘s my job and the sports administrator’s job to see the program’s progress and that they’re being run properly and that things are being done the right way.”

“Bobbie has a lot of good qualities. Her assistants have a lot of good qualities. They put a lot of hard work in. [Read more…]

Maryland has suspended freshman center Diamond Stone one game for his actions against Wisconsin‘s Vitto Brown last Saturday.

The athletic directors, coaches and even players have shared apologies and the Big Ten Conference has reprimanded Stone for his actions.

The Big Ten did what it normally does, get the last word. The conference issued a press release that says at the end, “The Big Ten Conference considers this matter concluded and will have no further comment.”

What the Big Ten didn’t do is reprimand its officiating crew for not ejecting Stone from the game in the [Read more…]